the rational investigation of questions about existence and knowledge and ethics | love of country and willingness to sacrifice for it |
a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school | the doctrine that your national culture and interests are superior to any other |
any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation | the doctrine that nations should act independently (rather than collectively) to attain their goals |
| the aspiration for national independence felt by people under foreign domination |